| Question |
Answer |
| shrewish, mean, bad-tempered woman. literally a female fox. |
vixen |
| a wise a learned person, scholar of exceptional knowledge or wisdon |
savant |
| woman-hater, usually a man |
misgynist |
| a person who makes a needless display of learning or who is preoccupied with trivial points of scholarship. |
pedant |
| a person who doubts, especially one who questions or suspends judgment on beliefs commonly accepted |
skeptic |
| a person with special knowledge or judgment in some matter of taste or the arts. Unlike the other word that connotes a kind of knowledge, this word refers to knowledge of sensual or aesthetic experiences versus scholarly matters. |
connoisseur |
| aperson holding a public office or church office |
incumbent |
| a rigid and petty disciplinarian. Based on a 17th century French general. |
marinet |
| a chulish, grumpy, unfriendly person. |
curmudgeon |
| a person new to a job or activity, someone inexperienced. |
novice |